This is my first chain driven bike and I am hoping that someone will be kind enough to give me the low down on what I need to do for maintenance.
Tom, what do you mean here? Thanks.You only need to lube the area where the side plates touch each other
..Tom
Other good chain lubes are TriFlow, PJ1 Blue, DuPont Chain Saver (yellow label). Lube every other tank of gas in dry weather and every tank in the wet or in grit.
A chain a bit loose is better than a chain that is a bit tight. (When the rear wheel rises the chain gets tighter. If too tight it wears very fast.). The chain rarely needs adjustment. Expect it to live 20,000 miles or more with proper lube.
Do not trust the marks by the axle for alignment. Look at the chain running over the sprocket to be sure that it is running straight off the sprocket.
A small dab of anti seize on the axle threads is good, and torque the axle nut to 58 lbs-ft (not the book spec) if you lube these threads with the anti seize.